The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-10

about twenty-five let al y lust cominr
into the ore. Quite q stock pile has been
put up at the property, the ore being Of
a very fine grade.
Sinking the timber shaft at the Paint
River mine IL going on rs rapidly as pos
sible, the miners now reporting depth
Of one hundred and thirty ieet. Two
shifts of three men each are engaged In
the work OF sinking and their contract
will take them TO depth OF nearly two
hundred feet.
A shaft ut DIR. Kimballs exploration
on the town site, has reached a depth ol
forty feet and is being timbercd. Com
siderable float ore is found, from the APP
pearance OF which, IL is taken, that the
ledge Is close at hand.
A boiler Mt the isabella mine, Iron
River district. exploded one day last
week, doing no Other damage than tear
stopping ore hosting Tor three or four
days.
The tunnel at II. G. Kimball's explora-
ton on section twenty-eight, 1892, near
thranite bluff has been driven into the
hill a distance OF over one hundred feet.
Indications are bettering.
A large water tank is being put in near
the engine house at the Paint River mine,
from which to feed the boilers. The
water used is from the bottom Of the
mine.
Lightning struck the corner Of an ore
pocket Mt the Isabella mine, Iron River
district, during the severe storm Of last
week, but did not do much damage.
Work is soon to be resumed at the
Edna property, on section twenty seven,
1882, and carried on more vigorously
than ever.
No work other than keeping the mine
dry is being done mt the Blaney. De-
veloping is soon to be inaugarated on a
large scale.
s. ID. HOLSTERS explorations on Sec
tons thirteen, fourteen, and thirty-five,
1882, are partaking OF more solid IA
pect.
The Dunn mine is hustling along as
usual and getting out about five hundred
tons of ore daily.
Sinking at DIR. Kimball's exploration
on the town site, was resumed yesterday
A force OF eight men is now engaged in
drifting at the Kimball mine.
Some small sales were reported during
the week, but no fall orders have as yet
been placed by furnacemen to repienisll
stocks. The ore business, however, IL
booming and the furnaces are rapidly
filling up on old orders. The receipts oI
the week were 1896 tons as against
81 500 tons during the corresponding
week i'm 1886, a gain OF IL, 1877 tons and
the rail shipments of the week were 20.
620 tons against l 1 ,424 tons during the
corresponding week in 1886, the gain be.
ing Ii, 1876 tons. Coke IL being more
plentifully supplied to the furnaces, and
the complaints on that score have &c
some extent subsidized. There liz some
lively inquiry for Bessemer hematites
indicating the anticipation, by stee
manufacturers, Of good trade. LAX,
freights have gone up "a notch, Ashland
charters being made at $40, Marquette
at SO, and Escanaba at $3.50. How
| much higher lake freights are going re
mains to be seen, but it may he stated
| that good deal OF new ore. mined toe
late for contract delivery, which IL in III,
market at low quotations, might IN
| brought down and disposed OF, but fol
| these high rates. IL will be curious to
note, next season, the effect oil the fleet
now building, on the ore carrying trade
We quote without change:
No. specuar and magnetic Besse-
mer ores per ton........".............sI OO@7 ~
No. / Specuar mon Beseemer) ores
per ton ......................s.. uuWn ~
Bessemer Hematites.. ............''.... lo@o 4,
Non Bessemer Hematites- OO@5 %
Cleveland Iron Trade Review.